Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE)

(a) Short title This section may be cited as the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression Act or the CHANGE Act. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Employee The term employee has the meaning given the term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Executive agency The term Executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Officer The term officer has the meaning given the term in section 2104 of title 5, United States Code. (4) Prohibited term The term prohibited term means— (A) the term alien, when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States; and (B) the term illegal alien, when used to refer to an individual who— (i) is unlawfully present in the United States; or (ii) lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States. (c) Modernization of language referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), on and after the date of enactment of this Act, an Executive agency may not use a prohibited term in any proposed or final rule, regulation, interpretation, publication, other document, display, or sign issued by the Executive agency. (2) Exception An Executive agency may use a prohibited term under paragraph (1) if the Executive agency uses the prohibited term while quoting or reproducing text written by a source that is not an officer or employee of the Executive agency. (d) Uniform definition (1) In general Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 9. Definition of foreign national In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress or any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of an administrative bureau or agency of the United States, the term foreign national means any individual who is not an individual who— (1) is a citizen of the United States; or (2) though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.. (2) Technical amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 9. Definition of foreign national.. (e) References Any reference in any Federal statute, rule, regulation, Executive order, publication, or other document of the United States— (1) to the term alien, when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States, is deemed to refer to the term foreign national; and (2) to the term illegal alien is deemed to refer to the term undocumented foreign national, when used to refer to an individual who— (A) is unlawfully present in the United States; or (B) lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States.